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Nursing home · Smithville, TN

NHC Healthcare, Smithville

825 Fisher Ave Po Box 549, Smithville, TN 37166

RN turnover here is 41.7%, well under the Tennessee average of 43.3%.

RN turnover
41.7%
Tennessee average 43.3%
RN time per resident
43 min/day
Tennessee average 36 min
Nursing team turnover
43.8%
Tennessee average 48.6%
CMS staffing rating
4 of 5
Certified beds 114
The numbers, in plain English

Working at NHC Healthcare, Smithville

NHC Healthcare, Smithville is a 114-bed nursing home in Smithville, Tennessee. Over the 12-month period CMS measures, 41.7% of its registered nurses stopped working here. Across the 275 Tennessee nursing homes CMS reports, the average is 43.3%, so NHC Healthcare, Smithville keeps its RNs better than 51% of nursing homes in the state.

Staffing tells the same kind of story. Residents here receive about 43 minutes of RN time per day, against 36 minutes across Tennessee. That is more RN coverage than 79% of Tennessee nursing homes. CMS gives NHC Healthcare, Smithville a staffing rating of 4 out of 5.

Turnover for the whole nursing team, which counts RNs, LPNs and nurse aides, is 43.8% here compared with 48.6% statewide.

What this means if you apply here

  • About 58% of RNs counted here stayed through CMS's 12-month measurement period, so you would join a team with continuity.
  • RN hours per resident run above the state average, a sign of more RN support on the floor.

Questions to ask in your interview

  • How many residents does each RN cover on the shift I would work?
  • How is weekend RN coverage handled?
  • What keeps your RNs here? Ask the nurses you meet, not only the manager.
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Sources. CMS Care Compare nursing home provider data, released October 2026. Turnover is the share of staff who stopped working at the facility over a 12-month period. CMS Five-Star overall rating from CMS Care Compare.